Be Part of the Solution for Haiti

Dear Friend,

As the holiday celebrations approach, please join the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) and the Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (BAI) in celebrating a year of victories for justice in Haiti. Along with our collaborators in Haiti and abroad, we have made historic and sustainable impact in 2016, including:

•Deeply flawed Presidential elections were stopped in January and irregularities were investigated. This victory provided Haitian voters a second chance to choose their government, and established the precedent that Haitian voters and civil society, supported by allies abroad, can overcome election manipulation by Haitian and foreign governments. Although the rescheduled elections held in November were an improvement, there are claims of widespread fraud and voter disenfranchisement. We are pushing for a full investigation into these problems.

•Several BAI rape clients—all poor women and girls—had their day in court, while children abandoned by UN Peacekeeper fathers launched an unprecedented campaign for child support.

•BAI continued to provide legal representation, meeting space and advice to Haitian activists and grassroots groups standing up against injustice, and to train the next generation of Haitian human rights lawyers.

•IJDH continued to amplify and support BAI’s work, bringing Haitian voices abroad where decisions about Haitian rights are routinely made.

All this progress was only possible because of our generous donors. We are reaching out to ask you to make more victories possible through financial support of our work.